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Old 05-21-2009, 03:34 PM   #1
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Guy with a family with a combined income of $40,000 buys a Gallardo

Have to admire this guy for living out his dream and sure his priorities are a bit skewed but I'm sure many of us would love to do what he has done.

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So the story starts when some guy fits a rep LP560 bumper on his Gallardo at home but the fitment is wrong so another member makes a comment;

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Well that line right there says it all. If a person with a Lamborghini is too cheap to have it professionally-installed, well - you can see the result 3 posts up.

With regard to the quality vs. OEM - I have seen the OE Lamborghini parts and yes, I unfortunately have to agree. Now, compared with a more mass-produced bumper - well they're BOTH rough.
Now the response to this comment from the guy who owns a Gallardo on a $40,000 salary;
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You need to shut the fcuk up. I earn £20K or $30K a year, my wife earns half that, we have a house and three kids one of which is only 8 months old. I can't afford to keep these overcharging bodyshops in business. A Lamborghini is my dream car and it's taken a lot of bloody hard work and sacrifices to get to where I am today, that's my choice. But to have some fcuking nobody like you tell me I'm cheap, makes you biggest arrrshole yet.
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why the fcuk would you get a lp front bumper if the cost is 10% of your annual income...........pal.......you already hold the world record for lambo owner that makes 30k a year.........pat yourself on the back for that........no need to blow grocery money on a bumper.......are you an accountant by any chanch becuase i would hire you right away for your keen financial skills....great job
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Started saving when I was 6. Don't drink, don't smoke. Don't waste money on posh hotels when I go on holiday. I made money when I was in computer maintenance (hardware) but my salary never went over $40K a year.

Only did 1800 miles in the G last year. Didn't pay the $1200 the dealer wanted for brake pads, got them for $150 and fitted them myself. Just upgraded the rear diffuser as well, with a Carbon one from a SuperG. I didn't buy it new, instead got it from ebay for $450 and fitted it myself. Just got a spre set of cassiopia wheels with P corsa's fitted for $2K, while you guys out there spend top dollar upgrading your wheels to "look cool" I buy your nearly brand new originals for peanuts. The set of tyres are worth $2K, I got the wheels for free.

It's not how much money you earn, it's how much you waste that makes the difference.

Don't waste my income on interest to wankers, sorry bankers. Saved the money. Didn't buy a brand new car got a 2004, one of the first 1,000. Bought privately not from a dealer so didn't give them any profit.

Financing a car is THE worst thing you can waste your money on. Add the interest to the purchase price, take off depreciation, drop your pants bend over and take it like a man.

I live the same as my father did, if you can't buy it with cash, you can't afford it.

Answers another members question about afforability;

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Income= $2300/month after tax
Insurance= $122/month
Gas = 1800miles/12 months = 150 miles/month at 18-20mpg ave. Gas is $7.72 a (UK gallon) = $61 /month
Maintenance= service every 7500 miles / 1800miles = 1 service every four years @ $3000 per major service = $65/month to save towrds them
Oil/Filter every 1500 miles = $100, do it myself.

If anything major goes, like the clutch, it's gonna be hard but I have money saved and put aside for it. Our holiday this year, four nights on a mobile home site. But plenty of weekends away around the UK when I'm not working.

Evey time I take the car out it's something really special to me. If I could use it every day, I wouldn't, then it would be just another car.

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Holiday-4 nights in a mobile home.. and drive a gallardo... Hmm Priorities... But in all honesty to each is own, and congrats on getting what you want out of life.

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Cool, but if I told my wife we were going on vacation and staying in a mobile home, shed cut my balls off and drive over them with my lambo.

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Last year, had two weeks in CA. Took the boys to San Diego (Seaworld and Wildlife Park), Sequoia Forest, Yosemite, Universal Studios, Disneyland. Last big holiday before my daughter was born. When she is old enough to appreciate a long trip we'll go again.

The boys appreciate the time I spend with them, the location doesn't matter.

and

Don't change your car, change your wife. It was my wife that came up with the idea. She knows the woman that owns the mobile home, on the south coast right near the sea. It's only costing us $120 for the four nights. She has the same philosophy as me.........isn't life great.

Full thread: http://www.lambopower.com/forum/inde...c=34526&st=920
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Old 05-21-2009, 04:03 PM   #2
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Wow... props to the guy for the diligence in saving up.
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he bought a fake LP560 bumper?

should've spent on VeilSide or Liberty Walk.


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He needs to get our priorities straight. I feel sorry for his family.
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Old 05-21-2009, 05:43 PM   #6
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He needs to get our priorities straight. I feel sorry for his family.
as long as he didn't use his wife's money, it should be fine.

oh wait, he has a responsibility for his children.
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he bought a fake LP560 bumper?

should've spent on VeilSide or Liberty Walk.
timpo, you are so fucking annoying.
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Why do you feel sorry for his family? They sound like they are living a pretty normal life...I mean, it's not like he's LIVING in a mobile home...He said they go on solid vacations every now and then. I don't see what's to feel sorry about...The guy doesn't waste his money on little unnecessary things...He sacrifices himself, not so much his family, to have money for his dream car....
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1800 miles a year? what does he work at home and only use to car to the supermarket?

If his dream is to drive a gallardo and cheap his way out of everything then so be it.

I surely wont be prioritizing things the way he did.
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okay...so on avg people put 10,000 to 15,000 km on their DD. That means on weekends about 3,000 would be avg. He puts about 1000 less than that. Big deal...I'm sure he has another car to do his daily driving....
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Old 05-21-2009, 06:27 PM   #11
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I don't why but I think this kit looks hot.
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"if you cant afford to buy it in cash you cant afford it"

well when your doing your own maintenance on a lambo and buying parts for it off ebay can you really afford it?

props to him but im sure 200k could have been spent a little better for somone in a situation like that..
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[QUOTE=Timpo;6431979]he bought a fake LP560 bumper?

should've spent on VeilSide or Liberty Walk.



That kit is sexy! and the Forgiato's mmmm... I just exploded.
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Old 05-21-2009, 07:14 PM   #14
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I don't why but I think this kit looks hot.
cause it's on a lambo lol

but yeah, i'm sorta iffy on whether to admire this guy or to feel sorry for his family...kinda selfish as shit on his part. Shit, I'm too scared to even lease a shitty car right now until i get my money and job security up, let alone blow it on a nice car

on the other hand, i guess u can sell a lambo for a lot, so if he needs the money, he can just do that?
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how does a set of brake pads for a gallardo cost 150 bucks????.....
a set for a bmw or a benz costs about 150 bucks...
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What a retard. He's obviously in no shape or form able to comfortably own a Lambo and he sacrificed a lot of shit for it. To me that just stupid. People that own supercars have money to throw around and dont need to save every penny for it.

Smart thing to do wouldve been invest the money he saved for the Lambo and down the road he couldve got the Lambo and a better lifestyle as well.
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for guys who say "props to him"

we do understand his commitment because we're car enthusiasts just like him.

however, think about it this way, what would you think if he just bought a $250,000 watch that costs thousands of $$$$ to maintain?
or a camera? bicycle, etc..

wouldn't you think it's ridiculous since he has a family to support?
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Ridiculously embarrassing. He could've gotten a similar sort of car-entertainment in a much cheaper sports vehicle.
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He needs to get our priorities straight. I feel sorry for his family.
the way i see it is if he can pull it off then go for it,
he gets what he wants out of life and i give him props for that
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hm... well lets see, if i make 3g a month and i live with parents haha then i can spend 2.5gs paying for my lambo and 5 bills on food
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fucking Timpo and your stupid bodykits.


I give the guy mad props, he knew what he wanted and went for it. More props for getting parts from other Lambo owners who are stupid enough to sell nearly new parts for dirt cheap. And still more props for being a real man and doing the work on his car himself, not paying some shop (again like most other Lambo owners who don't know shit about their cars)

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how does a set of brake pads for a gallardo cost 150 bucks????.....
a set for a bmw or a benz costs about 150 bucks...
hell he probably scored those off of a guy with a brand new car who spent a tonne on a brake upgrade.

also, his combined family income looks to be $45k atm.
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Big prop to the dude...

Seriously, if he really did started saving and working his ass off to achieve his dream (buying a second hand Gallardo) at the age of 6, the amount of determination that the lil dude (at age 6) had was incredible.

The guy probably had almost no life at all though his teenage years. Like no nice clothing, no hanging out with friends, no drinks and no video games!

If he did save up all the money needed to buy the Gallardo, big props to him. And he is doing everything DIY and keep the service charges at minimum.

If I were anyone from Lambo's marketing division, I'll seriously offer him some rewards. What's better than this? "Our car is so good, it's worth starting to save for it at age 6"
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^ They could use this guy's story directly for a commercial. It's fantastic!

I've always been a spender, I couldn't imagine saving enough for something like that. Or for example, buying a house straight out without a mortgage. That's pretty amazing

At least he bought the kind of car that appreciates in value. My money pit is bottomless, and won't give back a penny if I ever sell it.
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He needs to get our priorities straight. I feel sorry for his family.
they sound happy at least from what we're getting from the dad they sound happy and they even go on family vacations to cali from the uk (im assumin he's in teh uk since he quoted his salray in pounds) when was the last time anyone from here went half way across the world with their family


also he didnt spend $250k on the lambo he said he bought it used



and to timpo if he bought a watch instead id give him props too a watch at that price is a greater work of art than a car
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